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A visit to the Cox Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Cox Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cox Cemetery:

31.3366, -97.2269

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cox Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Cox Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.

The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Cox Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cox Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Cox Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lorena Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lorena Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Mooreville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mooreville Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mooreville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of North Prairie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5321 <5>
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lawson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
  • Horne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Horne Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
  • Perry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
  • Naler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Naler Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naler Cemetery
  • Old Troy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
    • Christian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Christian Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carolina Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Carolina Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
    • Waco Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cox Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cox Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bruceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bruceville - Eddy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Eddy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lorena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lorena is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Mooreville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mooreville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Blevins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Blevins is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
  • Moody
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
  • North Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Prairie is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
  • Hewitt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <6>
  • Golinda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Golinda is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Rosenthal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Durango
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Chilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Woodway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Satin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Robinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pendleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Downsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • McGregor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Oenaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Lott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <6>
    • Speegleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Cox Cemetery. The following communities are located in McLennan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cox Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hewitt
  • Lorena
  • Moody
    • Moody lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Cox Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moody.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Waco
    • Waco lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Cox Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Cox Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to McLennan County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Cox Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1355247  (Cox Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355247 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: McLennan
      • Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bruceville
      • Location given for Cox Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3365607     Lon: -97.2269482
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McLennan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cox Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.